As I'm sure others have mentioned, suicide is more endemic in Japan, but when I was in Japan a few years ago, they told me methods of suicides go in "trends." I was told that in 2008 (when I was there) the trendy method was gassing themselves, often leaving helpful notes on their apartment door saying things like "be…
Thank you for sharing that, I was unaware of it!
Know how you feel, buddy.
Just to skew your image of good ole Fred Rogers a bit more... he was good friends with George Romero, even helping him make Night of the Living Dead!
As annoying as he is, his daughters seem to laugh along with him, and his wife still laughs even as his jokes continue.
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Personally, I'm looking forward to the Mighty Avengers, if nothing else, to see more of the Blue Marvel, who I feel is an under-appreciated gem with untapped potential.
Personally, I feel like "geek" and "nerd" have largely been reclaimed, so to speak. I wish I was smart (and by extension rich) enough to be a nerd, but I'm proud to be a geek.
I had the exact same reaction.... and all this time, I thought I was alone in that.
I'm sorry, nothing about the lede is ironic.